The Regional Municipality of York named one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes

Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of York is recognized by Forbes on its list of Canada’s Best Employers 2025 for the fifth consecutive year.

“On behalf of York Regional Council, York Region is honoured to be named one of Canada’s best employers by Forbes for another year,” said York Region Chairman and CEO Eric Jolliffe. “Our Regional staff continue to show their passion and commitment providing important programs and services to our growing communities.”

York Region is the sixth ranking government employer in Canada and ranks 189th overall among 300 organizations.

Benefits to working at York Region include:

• Supporting employee health and well-being, including mental health awareness with accessible resources
• Creating an inclusive workplace, grounded in the Inclusion Charter of York Region ensuring all voices are valued
• Providing opportunities for employees to grow and develop new skills, continuous learning and education
• Offering flexible and hybrid work options, where available

“York Region continues to be recognized for our progressive and welcoming corporate culture,” said York Region Chief Administrative Officer Erin Mahoney. “This recognition highlights the unwavering dedication of our Regional staff and leadership year after year.”

Forbes and Statista selected Canada's Best Employers 2025 based on independent surveys of over 40,000 employees working fulltime or part-time for companies employing at least 500 people in Canada. Survey respondents were asked to rate their employer based on a range of criteria, including salary, pay equity, work flexibility and on-the-job training.

York Region joins other local businesses and organizations across our nine cities and towns recognized as some of Canada’s Best Employers for 2025, including the City of Markham. This reinforces York Region as a destination of choice for attracting a highly skilled workforce to help drive business growth and economic vitality.

Visit york.ca/Careers to find employment opportunities with York Region.

The Regional Municipality of York consists of nine local cities and towns and provides a variety of programs and services to over 1.25 million residents and 57,000 businesses with more than 629,000 employees. More information about the Region’s key service areas is available at york.ca/RegionalServices

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Media Contact:

Stephanie Crowley, Corporate Communications, The Regional Municipality of York
Phone: 289-763-2598,
Email: @email